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romney is. >> you would like to think romney? >> he would like to do more wheeling and dealing in business. >> romney had your votes from the beginning. you are a mccain voter four years later, why doesn't he have in? it should be locked down. >> it should be locked down, and i cannot tell you what it is in the back of my mind, and part of it has to do with the republican platform and women's health issues, which should not be an issue. >> i want to see some good answers in the debate. i do not want to see a bunch of name calling. i want to see candidates lay on the line what they are going to do and not be diverted by political questions. good i want to hear what they are going to do, and the candidate who gives me that i will vote for them. >> christina you voted for years ago for? >> barack obama. >> you are staying with him? >> a exactly. >> you are staying with him because? >> i think a lot of social issues and women's health issues are making it hard to move towards the republican platform, but i do like a lot of things on
romney is. >> you would like to think romney? >> he would like to do more wheeling and dealing in business. >> romney had your votes from the beginning. you are a mccain voter four years later, why doesn't he have in? it should be locked down. >> it should be locked down, and i cannot tell you what it is in the back of my mind, and part of it has to do with the republican platform and women's health issues, which should not be an issue. >> i want to see some good...
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this is romney's approach. they will go to the polls -- "did the president the fill his promise to me?" that will be the thing that wins him -- romney as to back away from actively turning people off. >> a lot of republicans will tell you that that will be his strategy. he needs to be something. t knows care mostly about the economy -- latinos care mostly about the economy. emigration is what we call a filter issue -- immigration. if we do not like the way you're speaking about immigration -- >> you're saying there is the tone of immigration as the entry issue. mitt romney has a problem with the tone. if you say you don't care about a vote, they will not vote for you. mitt romney has been broadcasting is measures that he does not care about your vote and he has to solve that. let me ask you guys. let's say that you're called then -- let's say mitt romney is set to go and he says, "one of the points that i have to bring up in spanish language media to try to mitigate the damage?" what would you suggest to mitt r
this is romney's approach. they will go to the polls -- "did the president the fill his promise to me?" that will be the thing that wins him -- romney as to back away from actively turning people off. >> a lot of republicans will tell you that that will be his strategy. he needs to be something. t knows care mostly about the economy -- latinos care mostly about the economy. emigration is what we call a filter issue -- immigration. if we do not like the way you're speaking about...
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first, i know mitt romney. i have been supporting him and campaigning for him for over a year, and i have been friends with him for four. i know that every time in this campaign when mitt romney's back was up against the wall, when people were predicting he was going to finish his campaign, lose, be ended by other people, the competitive fire inside mitt romney said no. ask newt gingrich after he beat governor romney in south carolina and sat on tv i think it is pretty clear i am going to be the republican nominee. and they went down to florida, and mitt romney wiped the floor with him. rick perry said he was the front-runner in new hampshire. governor romney stood on the stage with him in new hampshire and gave him such a whooping that he couldn't even remember which part of government he wanted to eliminate. mitt romney reduced him to saying oops. and now we go to barack obama a week ago wednesday. and you know, if i were on the president's campaign, i would have said so listen, give the guy a red bull or som
first, i know mitt romney. i have been supporting him and campaigning for him for over a year, and i have been friends with him for four. i know that every time in this campaign when mitt romney's back was up against the wall, when people were predicting he was going to finish his campaign, lose, be ended by other people, the competitive fire inside mitt romney said no. ask newt gingrich after he beat governor romney in south carolina and sat on tv i think it is pretty clear i am going to be...
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mitt romney cannot do that. obama it is consistently gone to make himself -- or take instances when he is gone to try to be a strong leader, demonstrating himself as being a global figure with the authority of air force wind, making national-security decisions, things like he did going to afghanistan and announcing the agreement to withdraw troops. having the nato summit in chicago recently. these things are going to keep taking place over the course of the election. there could be crises or things that makes foreign affairs issues that don't go the way we might like, like economic crises in europe. the incumbent is then held responsible for those things whether or not he had anything to do that. that is a mixed bag, but that advantage accrues to the president. i think mitt romney's caucused this is not going to play well in a world -- war-weary nation. we will see him town that down to a large regard. he will keep advocating military spending. he will not make a lot of noise about afghanistan or iraq, but he ha
mitt romney cannot do that. obama it is consistently gone to make himself -- or take instances when he is gone to try to be a strong leader, demonstrating himself as being a global figure with the authority of air force wind, making national-security decisions, things like he did going to afghanistan and announcing the agreement to withdraw troops. having the nato summit in chicago recently. these things are going to keep taking place over the course of the election. there could be crises or...
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-- with mitt romney. the money he has spent is not -- it is fully disclosed. you know give money to new gingrich's pac. he gave more in the primary that he has now in the general. on the prairies usa, which does not disclose their donors, the reason you know about sheldon adelson's contributions and a large owners to restore our future is because we do disclose our donors. that is in no way a secret. my understanding -- i have seen governor romney talk about campaign finance. he has said he would let the system to be changed, that he would let the system to be under the control of the campaigns, and the political parties -- jill alluded to that -- he has publicly said that it would be better if they control the message. if the campaigns could control the message and take credit for it. when you have things like the president of the united states at a press conference having to answer for your ads, that is a unique circumstance. i am guessing that he would like to have that money and be able to run his own
-- with mitt romney. the money he has spent is not -- it is fully disclosed. you know give money to new gingrich's pac. he gave more in the primary that he has now in the general. on the prairies usa, which does not disclose their donors, the reason you know about sheldon adelson's contributions and a large owners to restore our future is because we do disclose our donors. that is in no way a secret. my understanding -- i have seen governor romney talk about campaign finance. he has said he...
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my answer, mitt romney. [applause] and this is my final message to our president currently, barack obama if you're a country music fan you may recognize the lyrics. you don't have to go home, but you can't stay here. [applause] so please welcome our next speaker, the governor of the great state of ohio. [applause] >> do you like what's going on in ohio? we're growing jobs and helping families. well let me tell you what we're doing in mow hoe is what mitt romney is going to do in jashjash and get this country back on track again. [applause] it's really faith ladies and gentlemen and boys and girls, and by the way i've never seen so many young people at campaign rallies. and i'll tell you what i think it's all about. we as americans recognize we have two pathes to choose. we've seen what the last four years gives us and it gives us more government that's inefficient and doesn't work very well. it gives us the possibility of even higher taxes. and there's a lot of reasons i hate higher taxes, the billingest rea
my answer, mitt romney. [applause] and this is my final message to our president currently, barack obama if you're a country music fan you may recognize the lyrics. you don't have to go home, but you can't stay here. [applause] so please welcome our next speaker, the governor of the great state of ohio. [applause] >> do you like what's going on in ohio? we're growing jobs and helping families. well let me tell you what we're doing in mow hoe is what mitt romney is going to do in jashjash...
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but you have to think about romney. now you say that romney had a plan. that with jobs. i think listening to all of it coming up he hasn't had anything. he hasn't created no jobs. and president obama has. he has a layout for that . host: we'll let our guest respond. guest: well, with all possible respect, the president had a much lower unemployment rate when he took over and it's gone to over 10% in his administration. and it's kind of flattened out above 8%. so the president is not doing very well on jobs with all due respect to you. and he had the president had the first two years of his term with veto-proof majorities in both the house and the senate and he wasted his time in the first two years of office instead of focusing on the economy he did a stimulus bill, which is has not helped the country number one. but number two, he wasted his time putting obama care into place. we need health care reform but we don't need obama care. and all the polls told him the whole time the whole two years and they still do that the country didn't want obama care and he and the demo
but you have to think about romney. now you say that romney had a plan. that with jobs. i think listening to all of it coming up he hasn't had anything. he hasn't created no jobs. and president obama has. he has a layout for that . host: we'll let our guest respond. guest: well, with all possible respect, the president had a much lower unemployment rate when he took over and it's gone to over 10% in his administration. and it's kind of flattened out above 8%. so the president is not doing very...
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ec romney -- you see romney wants to help a certain group of people. even in 2008, a lot of republicans voted democratic because it is common sense. you want to help everybody. host: seth mcglocland joins us live on the phone. the romney has landed minutes ago. tickets for being with us. -- thank you for being with us. walk us through your day. what has it been like for you covering and drilling mitt romney on this day before the election? guest: he has been running at a breakneck pace today. he started in florida with an event at an airport there and bounced to lynchburg, virginia. he had another event in virginia right after that. from there, we flew to columbus, ohio, where we had a giant rally. the other route was that -- the other rally was a in fairfax, virginia. from there, he landed in new hampshire. this was supposed to be the grand hurrah of the campaign. butt hey did a -- but they did add two more events to mark. so he will pick up small and vote in -- and vote then we will head to cleveland and pittsburgh where i believe there will be small
ec romney -- you see romney wants to help a certain group of people. even in 2008, a lot of republicans voted democratic because it is common sense. you want to help everybody. host: seth mcglocland joins us live on the phone. the romney has landed minutes ago. tickets for being with us. -- thank you for being with us. walk us through your day. what has it been like for you covering and drilling mitt romney on this day before the election? guest: he has been running at a breakneck pace today....
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mitt romney is the right man for this moment. we can do this. [applause] we know what we need to do. we are not going to duck these tough issues. we are not going to run away from our problems. we are going to tackle this country's problems before they tackle us and we're not going to spend the next four years blaming other people, we're going to take responsibility and fix this mess in washington. [applause] we are not going to try to transform this country into something it was never intended to be. [applause] look, i've spent four years of my live at miami of ohio. this is a good place. [applause] we know who we are. we know what we believe in. we know what made this country great. and ladies and gentlemen i am so honored. i am so proud to introduce to you the next president and first lady of the united states mitt and ann romney. [applause] >> thank you so much. thank you. thank you ohio. i know who you're here to see and she's right next to me. >> this is quite a crowd. who is going to win next tuesday? and is ohio going to do it for us? wh
mitt romney is the right man for this moment. we can do this. [applause] we know what we need to do. we are not going to duck these tough issues. we are not going to run away from our problems. we are going to tackle this country's problems before they tackle us and we're not going to spend the next four years blaming other people, we're going to take responsibility and fix this mess in washington. [applause] we are not going to try to transform this country into something it was never intended...
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romney had very little to say. he did not say anything about the economy even though he was saying i want to talk about the economy. an underlyingon assumption that everybody knows i've been successful in business and have done a great job. especially in a country that did not know him a lot better than massachusetts voters knew you, to tell his own story. he did not tell much about what he did at the olympics or baiwht he did at bain. he would not even go stand in factories and create news on a daily basis. we were not talking about the economy on his terms. >> this is both sides seem to this is a base election. romney had to get through the primary, which was base. he did take some positions in that primary. it was basically how can i get to the right of everybody was coming after me on everything? when you look at polling, democrats are sometimes popular and sometimes unpopular. on social and economic issues, particularly. and even on foreign-policy after iraq, on the issues, the democrats do better. the tea par
romney had very little to say. he did not say anything about the economy even though he was saying i want to talk about the economy. an underlyingon assumption that everybody knows i've been successful in business and have done a great job. especially in a country that did not know him a lot better than massachusetts voters knew you, to tell his own story. he did not tell much about what he did at the olympics or baiwht he did at bain. he would not even go stand in factories and create news on...
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romney. folks, 8 more days. now, three days ago i was at the avon lake victory center. and the place was packed. people were enthused. they could see help is on the way with mitt romney and paul ryan. [applause] >> let me ask you, will you do everything you can do to ensure we can bring back america's promise. are you going to do it? put up your hand if you're going to make phone calls, commit to mitt today. let me see your hands. commit to mitt. this year, in ohio, you can commit early to mitt. go down to lorraine, 1985 north ridge road and vote early. you can leave after the event here -- and then on election day we cna find five people we know to get to the polls to commit to mitt. going for it. and we have to help the republican team. he needs a team that is with him. we have to make sure jim is reelected. jim jordan, bob gibbs are here. and i want to be the senior senator from ohio. we need josh mandel in ohio. we need him now. you know, president obama -- over the last four years has ma
romney. folks, 8 more days. now, three days ago i was at the avon lake victory center. and the place was packed. people were enthused. they could see help is on the way with mitt romney and paul ryan. [applause] >> let me ask you, will you do everything you can do to ensure we can bring back america's promise. are you going to do it? put up your hand if you're going to make phone calls, commit to mitt today. let me see your hands. commit to mitt. this year, in ohio, you can commit early...
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romney said he would sign it. then when that got no traction because of guys like bill nelson stopping it in the senate and he realized it was so unpopular, then what happened is they came along with a new program. it's still the same voucher. the voucher is just works a little different. but without going through the detail with you, it's still going to cost seniors tense of thousands of dollars. there are three studies one of which says it would cost somebody 54 years a total of $60,000 more to have the same coverage medicare gives them over their life of medicare. another study came out today and said it was going to in fact, you would have everybody going on medicare if it was in place now would cost you about $120 a month more than you now pay for the same healthcare you're getting now. that's if it went into effect. that's what the foundation said. this is not joe biden. they found the voucher plan being proposed, more than 90% of people in florida on medicare would have higher premiums. the average premium
romney said he would sign it. then when that got no traction because of guys like bill nelson stopping it in the senate and he realized it was so unpopular, then what happened is they came along with a new program. it's still the same voucher. the voucher is just works a little different. but without going through the detail with you, it's still going to cost seniors tense of thousands of dollars. there are three studies one of which says it would cost somebody 54 years a total of $60,000 more...
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romney is the nominee. i do they it could end up having been a turning point in the campaign where romney went from ok candidate and it went to an alternative to president obama and that the romney-ryan ticket could take the lead in this campaign. host: some comments about medicare by paul ryan. [video clip] >> it is a promise that was made and a promise that must be kept. to make sure that we can guarantee that promise for my mom's generation, we must reform it for my generation. to save it for this generation, you have to reformate for my generation so does not go bankrupt when we want to retire. the good news is there are bipartisan solutions to do this. the plan would support originated in the clinton commission in the 1990's. it is a plan that says do not change benefits for people 55 and above. we get a choice of a guaranteed coverage options. guaranteed affordability. we get to pick a plan for us when we retire. that means the providers compete for our business. host: congressman paul ryan speaking i
romney is the nominee. i do they it could end up having been a turning point in the campaign where romney went from ok candidate and it went to an alternative to president obama and that the romney-ryan ticket could take the lead in this campaign. host: some comments about medicare by paul ryan. [video clip] >> it is a promise that was made and a promise that must be kept. to make sure that we can guarantee that promise for my mom's generation, we must reform it for my generation. to save...
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romney! romney! romney! >>, ok, we got to keep cheering, to let them know. ♪ i see them. they are right in front of the bus, waving. let's give our best welcome to our comeback team, mitt romney, ann romney, and congressman paul ryan. ♪ >> thank you, everybody. what a welcome. this is great. look how far back this goes. >> romney! romney! >> sisters, how are you doing? good to see you. thank you, everybody. thank you so much for coming out. thank you for standing in line, and thank you so much for what you are about to do. you are going to let this man be the next president of the united states. it is great to be back home in big ten country. i represent the west part of the western shoreline of lake michigan. you've got the sand, and we have a rocks. we all come from the same place. i want to tell you something. we got a big decision to make. we are going to be deciding the kind of country we want to be, the kind of country we are going to have, not just for the next four years, but for a generation. president obama has put our nation on a path to debt, to doubt, and a
romney! romney! romney! >>, ok, we got to keep cheering, to let them know. ♪ i see them. they are right in front of the bus, waving. let's give our best welcome to our comeback team, mitt romney, ann romney, and congressman paul ryan. ♪ >> thank you, everybody. what a welcome. this is great. look how far back this goes. >> romney! romney! >> sisters, how are you doing? good to see you. thank you, everybody. thank you so much for coming out. thank you for standing in...
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we decided to focus on mitt romney. we knew if he was quick to make his business experience central, we knew that is what we are want to talk about. we would go around and talk to people about what this meant for their lives. in the case of joe, he told his story. he told his story and a lot of different places. fairly easy to find these people. and >> but you only found one. >> a lot of the stories are sad and uncomfortable. >> you talk to joe, and you know his story is true. we do not think this story should be off-limits just because there's that or uncomfortable. these are folks that understand what mitt romney's business experience meant in their lives. it has been a liability for him, and not an asset. it is in large part because of advertising that has shown the real impact of mitt romney's decision in business. >> how did you do it? did you shoot him same day, different cameras? i just want to learn the tricks. >> was separate times. it was filmed months ago. the messages are very different. >> which one was don
we decided to focus on mitt romney. we knew if he was quick to make his business experience central, we knew that is what we are want to talk about. we would go around and talk to people about what this meant for their lives. in the case of joe, he told his story. he told his story and a lot of different places. fairly easy to find these people. and >> but you only found one. >> a lot of the stories are sad and uncomfortable. >> you talk to joe, and you know his story is true....
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what mitt romney -- mitt romney did what he had to do. he made this a much more competitive general election. i think president obama, i do not think he did as badly as the pundits are saying this morning. i think, the next debate, he will probably have a different demeanor. the debate last night was much more important to mitt romney than barack obama. i do not know how much this changes the landscape. this race is very competitive. if you look at the eight battleground states, depending on the polls, president obama is winning all of them, but the margins are pretty close. what the debates could do for democrats and the president and also the voters it signals the game is on. i think you will see much more enthusiasm. people talk about research and p.o.s. does the polling for one sub-group, latinos -- >> so you're the conspirators on the left wing of the polling. >> barack obama is ahead by 50 points with latinos. the question is, their enthusiasm was less than 2008. that is another aspect. >> my thinking had been, while it was mathemat
what mitt romney -- mitt romney did what he had to do. he made this a much more competitive general election. i think president obama, i do not think he did as badly as the pundits are saying this morning. i think, the next debate, he will probably have a different demeanor. the debate last night was much more important to mitt romney than barack obama. i do not know how much this changes the landscape. this race is very competitive. if you look at the eight battleground states, depending on...
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there is really no difference between mitt romney 2008 and romney 2012. he has tried to sound more conservative. >> he is more skilled than he was in 2008. what is this a quiet in effort in?discuss that inde i think his skills are looking grim because they are being measured against newt gingrich and rick santorum. it really is a tragedy that he is ungoogle-able, but he is. if rick santorum were being invented today, maybe he could compete. but he comes from someplace. i think that is why mitt romney looks good. today in south carolina, he got into a red-faced screaming match with a voter on a rope lines in america is right and you are wrong. who are you just thinking back? when a child asked him what he wanted to run for president, he went into a lot the motion no. tell it has been difficult to work out with the state planning attorney which grandchildren get which millions of his fortune. it has seemed like it is going to win. if i change my name to something else, would that be ok? i think that mitt romney is running to win. i think it is likely that h
there is really no difference between mitt romney 2008 and romney 2012. he has tried to sound more conservative. >> he is more skilled than he was in 2008. what is this a quiet in effort in?discuss that inde i think his skills are looking grim because they are being measured against newt gingrich and rick santorum. it really is a tragedy that he is ungoogle-able, but he is. if rick santorum were being invented today, maybe he could compete. but he comes from someplace. i think that is why...
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romney -- has campaigned. if people learn about the full nature of the tax plan, they would, one, not support it, or actually it recoil. 60-7% of americans support medicare, support social security, what does that mean? having the richest in this country pay their fair share. i think there is an awareness that, for example, the ryan budget, is not popular with the voters and the american people. there's a lot of smoothing and a duck and cover in order to sell something other than what is actually on the table. host: thanks very much. let's take a call from loretta. she is watching us in cleveland, a democrat there. caller: good morning, ladies. katrina, i agree with you. we remember the box of rocks that bush left obama when he came into office. i am shocked by how the media has given the republicans a pass, because when bush came into office, clinton left him a $5.60 trillion surplus. bush gave it away to his billionaire buddies. that was 2001. in 2003, bush gave republican job creators $3.50 trillion for job
romney -- has campaigned. if people learn about the full nature of the tax plan, they would, one, not support it, or actually it recoil. 60-7% of americans support medicare, support social security, what does that mean? having the richest in this country pay their fair share. i think there is an awareness that, for example, the ryan budget, is not popular with the voters and the american people. there's a lot of smoothing and a duck and cover in order to sell something other than what is...
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this ad is taking aim at the koran need your good -- now taking aim at mitt romney. >> mitt romney docketed huge fees for the 04 companies collapsed --are those the valut? >> we should point out the obama campaign has been taking aim at mitt romney since last year. >> from the beginning. they're taught -- of their calculations regardless has been the president will be against mitt romney come the fall. and so they have done effectively the job of getting themselves inserted into the narrative of the gop primary process which is what you want to do if you're an incumbent. and certainly have that ability to shape people's perceptions of what you are saying and doing at the time you are saying and doing it. by that time you get to -- people have formed an opinion about you that is more to the liking i crafted as opposed to what you have done over the past months or year. that is what romney will be up against in the fall. not that -- that will be played back in sound bites and commercials but more importantly, the stuff the president's team has done. to insert themselves. we will see how the r
this ad is taking aim at the koran need your good -- now taking aim at mitt romney. >> mitt romney docketed huge fees for the 04 companies collapsed --are those the valut? >> we should point out the obama campaign has been taking aim at mitt romney since last year. >> from the beginning. they're taught -- of their calculations regardless has been the president will be against mitt romney come the fall. and so they have done effectively the job of getting themselves inserted...
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romney. and mr. ryan. >> and next week watch gavel to gavel coverage of the democratic convection from charlotte, north carolina. >> i can only surmise in the movie we rattle a lot of cages. >> i grab my cameraman and pretended to be important. security council people seem pretty uptight. i was told u.n. peace keepers who had killed liberns. >> the at the beginning of the crisis and here we had these blue ridge rants fighting each other. that is how -- sounds to me like he's dodging the question. >> so i walked out of my apartment, very nice comfortable place to live, nothing particularly exciting generally happens there. and came out and i was greeted by a man who was waiting very nicely dressed waiting for me outside my apartment and he said are you ami horowitz and i said yes, i am. and he just simply said is this movie more important than your family? >> why does an investment banker make a film on waste, mismentment? find out sunday. >> now a discussion about the attitudes and demographics of un
romney. and mr. ryan. >> and next week watch gavel to gavel coverage of the democratic convection from charlotte, north carolina. >> i can only surmise in the movie we rattle a lot of cages. >> i grab my cameraman and pretended to be important. security council people seem pretty uptight. i was told u.n. peace keepers who had killed liberns. >> the at the beginning of the crisis and here we had these blue ridge rants fighting each other. that is how -- sounds to me like...
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host: one other pants on fire was not romney -- -- mitt romney when he said the u.s. was inches away from no longer being an economy. guest: these are another one of the big, bold claims to try to win votes, the specter of socialism, that the growth in government spending is so great that we are on the cusp of a government-run economy, of the government taking over the means of production we did fact check this one. there was a great one done by lou jacobson who specializes in economics. and he went to, i think the heritage foundation had global ratings of where countries stand for a free economy and the u.s. is way up near the top in having a free economy. it is just not accurate to say that. host: california. our independent line. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. i did a little bit of checking myself on the internet last night because of ron paul's comments on santorum being a lobbyist. what i found out is that his records show that he earned $1.3 million between january 2010 from august of 2011. this was as a consultant. also, that he filed for t
host: one other pants on fire was not romney -- -- mitt romney when he said the u.s. was inches away from no longer being an economy. guest: these are another one of the big, bold claims to try to win votes, the specter of socialism, that the growth in government spending is so great that we are on the cusp of a government-run economy, of the government taking over the means of production we did fact check this one. there was a great one done by lou jacobson who specializes in economics. and he...
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but the message romney gave -- the message mitt romney gave was heard. it was heard and it was repeated. it was echoed, it was approved, and the american people applauded it. god help it to be seen and heard elsewhere. in ohio, in colorado. [applause] and in iowa and in virginia. [applause] and everywhere else. i will end, wisconsin. [applause] which brings me to wisconsin. are you ready? [cheers and applause] get out of the way. get out of the way. it is like those commencements. parents just want to be sure that that degree is in the hand of that child. get that man off the podium. get him out. get on with this day. paul ryan. [cheers and applause] i was just ushered out of the room because paul ryan needs to do an interview. i said, do you know -- oh, never mind. pall paul ryan tells me in a text two weeks ago that his job once was to carry my coffee in one hand and the "book of virtues" in the other hand. [laughter] now i go around bragging, hey, i know paul ryan! well, sir paul, if there is any caring to be done, left you think i'm too -- lest you t
but the message romney gave -- the message mitt romney gave was heard. it was heard and it was repeated. it was echoed, it was approved, and the american people applauded it. god help it to be seen and heard elsewhere. in ohio, in colorado. [applause] and in iowa and in virginia. [applause] and everywhere else. i will end, wisconsin. [applause] which brings me to wisconsin. are you ready? [cheers and applause] get out of the way. get out of the way. it is like those commencements. parents just...
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mitt romney. that is a really good question. the auto s words, industry gets the elevator and the workers get the shaft. romney has established the midwest as a crucial battleground. obama is not the popular there. he has as of the industry bailout in his back pocket. mike, tell me, what will the impact be of of the industry bailout? >> it put michigan out of reach for running. -- romney. he is not trying to claim that he was for it all along. it is one of those things where you do not know. certainly the people who said that the government -- general motors would be doomed were wrong. you could see that the whole gmma bin laden is dead enand is alive. >> sasha, why have republicans push for voter identification? there are very few cases of voter fraud. there has been a large but identification laws that were pushed by right-wing organizations. a disproportionate number of minorities do not have cars. it will be difficult for them to drive out to the polling places. how will this play out? >> some
mitt romney. that is a really good question. the auto s words, industry gets the elevator and the workers get the shaft. romney has established the midwest as a crucial battleground. obama is not the popular there. he has as of the industry bailout in his back pocket. mike, tell me, what will the impact be of of the industry bailout? >> it put michigan out of reach for running. -- romney. he is not trying to claim that he was for it all along. it is one of those things where you do not...
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and they say mitt romney. guest: i think the debate turned opportunity for people to hear from their candidates. in the last debate -- mitt romney this is one thing when he is running in the primary. it is a completely different thing when he is behind in the polls. to moderate his extreme positions. it is hard to see where he stands on women's issues, taxes. he does not really tell the truth. and i think -- i do not know if we have ever had a presidential candidate in modern times a display such falsehoods in the debate as we have seen from mitt romney. host: on our line for republicans, jessie. you are on. go ahead. caller: good morning. i am calling to talk about jobs if you do not mind. i am a kind of a republican. i am not really happy with my choice for presidential% this year. but i am not really happy with obama either. he keeps on talking about jobs and what he is doing for america. but the only thing i have seen him do is run some program that takes care of a select group of people in this country. t
and they say mitt romney. guest: i think the debate turned opportunity for people to hear from their candidates. in the last debate -- mitt romney this is one thing when he is running in the primary. it is a completely different thing when he is behind in the polls. to moderate his extreme positions. it is hard to see where he stands on women's issues, taxes. he does not really tell the truth. and i think -- i do not know if we have ever had a presidential candidate in modern times a display...
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mitt romney well. -- mitt romney will. host: correct me film' wrong. were the republicans in the state that decided to confine early voting to a smaller period this year of two weeks or so? guest: early voting in wisconsin, at least in-person voting, will finish a week from today, actually. it will be a week from today. early voting started this past monday and will finish a week from today. but absentee ballots will be accepted up until after the election. we made some commonsense changes in the elections law here because wisconsin has a different state. we don't have a statewide voters list here in wisconsin. you have to go out and get it in all the counties. wisconsin also has a huge number of local government. wisconsin is about 5.35 million people. we have about 1,850 local units of government. so there's a lot of bureaucracy there. so we put some commonsense changes into place to try to bring order a little bit to. so elections. look, acorn and some of those groups don't like it, but the voters consistently, and also in the voter i.d. bill, 71% o
mitt romney well. -- mitt romney will. host: correct me film' wrong. were the republicans in the state that decided to confine early voting to a smaller period this year of two weeks or so? guest: early voting in wisconsin, at least in-person voting, will finish a week from today, actually. it will be a week from today. early voting started this past monday and will finish a week from today. but absentee ballots will be accepted up until after the election. we made some commonsense changes in...
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mitt romney. and he went to salt lake, dropped who he was doing, he saved the olympics and he made our country proud. >> [applause] >> look at what he's done in business. for me, i think it's a good thing that we have a leader who actually knows how to create jobs. >> [applause] >> his success in business is the american dream. it's the american success story. it's the thing we want to see happen to our own children. he took small businesses and grew them. he took struggling businesses and turned them around. and 80 percent success rate, that's astounding. i am proud to stand next to a man who created jobs, tens of thousands of which made more prosperity, more opportities for working men's *r americans and i'll proud to stand with a man who from experience knows if you have a small business, you did build that. >> [applause] >> that's what drives our economy. that's what gives us prosperity. we should be proud of that. that's who we are. >> [applause] >> when we see people work hard, take risks, a
mitt romney. and he went to salt lake, dropped who he was doing, he saved the olympics and he made our country proud. >> [applause] >> look at what he's done in business. for me, i think it's a good thing that we have a leader who actually knows how to create jobs. >> [applause] >> his success in business is the american dream. it's the american success story. it's the thing we want to see happen to our own children. he took small businesses and grew them. he took...
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romney. when the yacht industry was on the brink of collapse, more than 1 million -- when the automobile industry was on the brink of collapse, romney said to lead detroit go bankrupt. i refused to turn my back on one of the great american industries. i bet on american workers. three years later, the auto industry has come back. [applause] now i want to make sure that high-tech manufacturing jobs take root here, not in china. i want them to take root here in council bluffs. governor romney likes to brag about his private sector experience. a bunch of that was investing in companies that have been called pioneers of outsourcing. let me tell you something. i want in sourcing, not outsourcing. i want to stop giving tax breaks to companies that ship jobs overseas. let's give tax breaks to those companies that invest in america, higher american workers up to sell all over the world with those goods made in america. that's what i believe in. [applause] here's another difference. right now, home gro
romney. when the yacht industry was on the brink of collapse, more than 1 million -- when the automobile industry was on the brink of collapse, romney said to lead detroit go bankrupt. i refused to turn my back on one of the great american industries. i bet on american workers. three years later, the auto industry has come back. [applause] now i want to make sure that high-tech manufacturing jobs take root here, not in china. i want them to take root here in council bluffs. governor romney...
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i think that is the issue that mitt romney, governor romney, was attempting to promote. the fact of the matter is that we have a substantial loss of automobile manufacturing jobs in ohio between 2008 when the 2011. we have not recovered some of those jobs. some of those jobs, we have recovered. to say that chrysler is not going to be producing jeeps in china is incorrect, because they have admitted that they are going to open a plant in china. they are in the process of doing the right now. >> you think governor romney could have done a better job in how he presented that ad? it has gotten a lot of a pushcart. vice-president biden called it "flagrantly dishonest." he said, >guest: i am not going to get into individual ads on television. in ohio, you have been bombarded with ads from both sides of the aisles. it is something the average voter will talk to you about on the street, the negativity of many of the eds, and the accuracy of many of the eds. i am not going to comment on it. i think the washington post made some comment on this ad, and said it was not "pants on fi
i think that is the issue that mitt romney, governor romney, was attempting to promote. the fact of the matter is that we have a substantial loss of automobile manufacturing jobs in ohio between 2008 when the 2011. we have not recovered some of those jobs. some of those jobs, we have recovered. to say that chrysler is not going to be producing jeeps in china is incorrect, because they have admitted that they are going to open a plant in china. they are in the process of doing the right now....
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friends, that is mitt romney in a nutshell. now, we're not just going to go to you and say vote against the other guy because he's no good. we could do that because the record is no good. but we want to do more than that. you deserve more than that. we're offering solutions, specific ideas. we're saying here's how you take these principles that built america -- liberty, freedom, free interprize, self-determination. government by consent of the governed. by the way, the government works for us, not the other way around. and for all people who should understand that, it's the virginians, it's the virginians who gave us this doctrine. mitt romney and i have a five-point plan for a stronger middle class, for more jobs, for higher take home pay for more economic growth, prosperity, more opportunity. virginia, number one r, of all people who understand this, it's in virginia, it's in coal country. that is,e we have a lot of energy in this country, let's use the energy in this country. coal, gas, oil, all of the above. as i mentioned,
friends, that is mitt romney in a nutshell. now, we're not just going to go to you and say vote against the other guy because he's no good. we could do that because the record is no good. but we want to do more than that. you deserve more than that. we're offering solutions, specific ideas. we're saying here's how you take these principles that built america -- liberty, freedom, free interprize, self-determination. government by consent of the governed. by the way, the government works for us,...
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. >> usa mitt romney so far is the sharron angle -- you are saying that mitt romney is the sharron angle, so far? >> absolutely. >> republicans have to recognize there's been this vitriolic and insulting language in many ways in the primaries. let's not forget "operation wetback." and some other words used on the "anchor lighke babysit." -- "anchor babies." both sides have said stupid things. but the republicans have not been open to a positive discussion. >> there's been a tremendous amount of damage in language. >> continues to be. >> by the many of those contenders have since waned. >> i'd think romney is pretty high up there. >> let's put some reality to this. we talk about the pure research study. i have just talked to hispanic voters in some swing states. with respect to the research, the president continues to have but a tremendous amount of support among hispanic voters of all kinds. what is also the reality is they don't know about the deportations. >> who does not know about it? >> many of the hispanic voters right now. the awareness of the increase in deportations that the oba
. >> usa mitt romney so far is the sharron angle -- you are saying that mitt romney is the sharron angle, so far? >> absolutely. >> republicans have to recognize there's been this vitriolic and insulting language in many ways in the primaries. let's not forget "operation wetback." and some other words used on the "anchor lighke babysit." -- "anchor babies." both sides have said stupid things. but the republicans have not been open to a positive...
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guest: mitt romney. we need someone who understands -- being self-employed must my career, i am looking for a president that understand just what it takes for small business people to try to make things grow. host: lisa, why did you come out tonight? guest: i came out to support my husband in his position. i am for michele bachmann. host: i'm trying to switch arms here. what is happening on the breakfast table mornings? guest: well, we will see. i will make my mind up in the caucus. host: what you like representative bachmann? guest: i strongly support michele bachmann because of her views on life, anti-abortion, and our stance of life from conception until natural death. that is wide. -- that is why. host: holder you? -- holder you? guest: 12 and 13. if i was old enough to vote, i would definitely vote for mitt romney. guest: he gave a strong speech. if i was old enough to vote, i would vote for him as well. host: let me ask you before we go. , what does mitt romney need to do to carry into north's hamp
guest: mitt romney. we need someone who understands -- being self-employed must my career, i am looking for a president that understand just what it takes for small business people to try to make things grow. host: lisa, why did you come out tonight? guest: i came out to support my husband in his position. i am for michele bachmann. host: i'm trying to switch arms here. what is happening on the breakfast table mornings? guest: well, we will see. i will make my mind up in the caucus. host: what...
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-- with mitt romney. the money he has spent is not -- it is fully disclosed. you know give money to new gingrich's pac. he gave more in the primary that he has now in the general. on the prairies usa, which does not disclose their donors, the reason you know about sheldon adelson's contributions and a large owners to restore our future is because we do disclose our donors. that is in no way a secret. my understanding -- i have seen governor romney talk about campaign finance. he has said he would let
-- with mitt romney. the money he has spent is not -- it is fully disclosed. you know give money to new gingrich's pac. he gave more in the primary that he has now in the general. on the prairies usa, which does not disclose their donors, the reason you know about sheldon adelson's contributions and a large owners to restore our future is because we do disclose our donors. that is in no way a secret. my understanding -- i have seen governor romney talk about campaign finance. he has said he...
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that's the america mitt romney believes in. you have strong right to work laws like you do in south carolina and crg you can actually get people back to work. we had more on the attack on the american energy industry. president's attacking coal. i tell you that's not the past. that is not the past they're reating job in this country. spending and taxes. you know, we need a president that gets it that it's not the government's money, it's your money that's getting budgeted up there in washington, d.c. and so we have the largest increase in the national debt for any president in american history. >> they can't even get a budget so we need a change. mitt romney balanced the budget. he cut $3 billion in definite spending. he cut taxes three different times. to an unsustainable and immoral level. mitt romney will run the finances of the united states like it was his own family money. that's what you need, somebody that cared about your money. -- somebody that cares about your money. [cheers and applause] we need -- we need a preside
that's the america mitt romney believes in. you have strong right to work laws like you do in south carolina and crg you can actually get people back to work. we had more on the attack on the american energy industry. president's attacking coal. i tell you that's not the past. that is not the past they're reating job in this country. spending and taxes. you know, we need a president that gets it that it's not the government's money, it's your money that's getting budgeted up there in...
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mitt romney will do better for america. he will do for america what republican governors have done for their states, not just here in iowa. and look at indiana and michigan and wisconsin, all elected recovered -- republican governors. all have reduced taxes and regulations and have grown our economy. a great contrast to what obama is doing at the national level. [applause] mitt romney understands that massive debt is a huge drag on the american economy and our ability to create jobs. he believes in an america that believes in less spending, less government and more economic growth. [applause] on day one, mitt romney will implement reduction measures that in this era of more and more government spending and more and more debt. as president, mitt romney will go through the budget line item by line item with two simple questions. can we afford it? should we borrow more money to pay for it? getting our fiscal house in order has become more than just an economic issue. it is now a moral imperative. we have a choice between two v
mitt romney will do better for america. he will do for america what republican governors have done for their states, not just here in iowa. and look at indiana and michigan and wisconsin, all elected recovered -- republican governors. all have reduced taxes and regulations and have grown our economy. a great contrast to what obama is doing at the national level. [applause] mitt romney understands that massive debt is a huge drag on the american economy and our ability to create jobs. he...
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mitt romney and paul ryan. [cheers and applause] , let me ask you today, are you going to do everything you can possibly do in the next eight days to ensure that we can bring back america's promise? are you going to do it? [cheers] put up your hand if you're going to put another sign for him, go door-to-door, commit and the next eight days. let me see your hands. [cheers] commit to i
mitt romney and paul ryan. [cheers and applause] , let me ask you today, are you going to do everything you can possibly do in the next eight days to ensure that we can bring back america's promise? are you going to do it? [cheers] put up your hand if you're going to put another sign for him, go door-to-door, commit and the next eight days. let me see your hands. [cheers] commit to i
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mitt romney would let the automobile industry go bankrupt. at least 4 million jobs in the supply chain would have gone with it. voters are absolutely better off than they were four years ago. we have a ways to go but we have to make sure we continue to have a president in the white house who understands that if you work hard and play by the rules, everybody in america has an opportunity. >> how are you? >> good. >> thanks for joining us. i have been talking with delegates the past couple of days and the one thing that comes through is that they really want to hear something specific from the president. they don't want generalities as they heard in temple from mitt romney. they want to know where the president will go in the next three years. can you shed any light on what he will say? >> if you look at the specifics that president obama has already put on the table -- the republicans have refused to pick up job legislation. we can invest in infrastructure and keep firefighters and police of as ours on the job. we can extend the wind productio
mitt romney would let the automobile industry go bankrupt. at least 4 million jobs in the supply chain would have gone with it. voters are absolutely better off than they were four years ago. we have a ways to go but we have to make sure we continue to have a president in the white house who understands that if you work hard and play by the rules, everybody in america has an opportunity. >> how are you? >> good. >> thanks for joining us. i have been talking with delegates the...
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that is mitt romney. don't hate me, hear me. vote for mitt romney, get hired. vote for obama, get fired. host: if you had any thoughts on the comments from the viewer in ohio? guest: we had ann romney with our lieutenant governor. strong smell has been a pretty solid republican area -- strongsville has been a pretty solid republican area. host: let me ask you in the two and a half minutes we have left. what are you going to be watching for on election night in ohio? what returns are you most interested in? guest: we have a couple of swing in counties, bellwethers within the bellwether. lake county is just east of cuyahoga county along the lake. they usually turn in results first and then have often predicted that president. i am going to look there and in central ohio. there is stark county. they are usually a nice bellwether. we are going to see totals all across the state immediately with early voting totals and absentee ballots because those are processed and recorded but are not tallied. it is the pus
that is mitt romney. don't hate me, hear me. vote for mitt romney, get hired. vote for obama, get fired. host: if you had any thoughts on the comments from the viewer in ohio? guest: we had ann romney with our lieutenant governor. strong smell has been a pretty solid republican area -- strongsville has been a pretty solid republican area. host: let me ask you in the two and a half minutes we have left. what are you going to be watching for on election night in ohio? what returns are you most...
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first i know mitt romney. i know mitt romney i've been supporting him and campaigning for him for over a year and i've been friend with him for four. and i know that every time in this campaign when mitt romney was up against the wall, people were predicting he was going to finish his campaign, lose, be ended by other people. the competitive fire inside him said no. ask newt gingrich. after he beat him in south carolina and said i think it's pretty clear i'm going to be the republican nominee for president and he went to florida and mitt romney wiped the floor with him and ended his campaign. and then rick perry came up from texas saying he was the front runner in new hampshire and governor romney stood on the stage with him in new hampshire and gave him such a wooping that he couldn't remember which department he wanted to eliminate. mitt romney reduced him to saying oops and now we go to barack obama. a week ago wednesday. and if i were on the president's campaign i would have said give the guy a red bull or
first i know mitt romney. i know mitt romney i've been supporting him and campaigning for him for over a year and i've been friend with him for four. and i know that every time in this campaign when mitt romney was up against the wall, people were predicting he was going to finish his campaign, lose, be ended by other people. the competitive fire inside him said no. ask newt gingrich. after he beat him in south carolina and said i think it's pretty clear i'm going to be the republican nominee...
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a spike when mitt romney went abroad. i believe aj invited us here and our job is to keep everyone here on the panel on this. >> think you're a very interesting. as our panelists make their presentation, maybe it least two items i thought would be interested to adjust -- the very interesting article and book out now by sasha eisenberg about the fact that the press cannot keep up with political consultants and social that parking experts. reporters basically are way behind the curve in this campaign. we think that is an interesting topic to take a look at. as well as the fact that in a wave of reporters, my impression is it looks like both candidates have succeeded for the most part in talking over the press, especially the traveling press, and making them almost irrelevant to the campaign. let us start off with amy davidson. >> can everybody hear me? i will start by addressing what he does talk about a little bit. even in the title of the panel, is this any way to cover a campaign? there is somewhat of a note of this may
a spike when mitt romney went abroad. i believe aj invited us here and our job is to keep everyone here on the panel on this. >> think you're a very interesting. as our panelists make their presentation, maybe it least two items i thought would be interested to adjust -- the very interesting article and book out now by sasha eisenberg about the fact that the press cannot keep up with political consultants and social that parking experts. reporters basically are way behind the curve in...
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romney has a very detailed to plan. it used to be that all respectable economists thought that was a good idea. if you look at the assertion that president obama that makes sense are at up, that is the biggest fraud i ever seen in american politics. what are they waiving away as their $4 trillion number? they are waiving the president's budget. that budget was criticized by hardly a lackey of the republicans. there are $1 trillion in there because of the peace dividend. frankly when i looked at the $4 trillion, i wondered what they did not make it $10 trillion. if you look at the other phantom savings in the $4 trillion, there are all sorts of things like interest-rate savings and so on. this is accepted by every budget analysts. the thing that really rips me up is that he mentioned the stimulus plan from last year. he is blaming the republicans. there's a lot of blame coming from the other side. the position is that we need to invest more in shovel ready products. that is what he is saying. do you know where they advan
romney has a very detailed to plan. it used to be that all respectable economists thought that was a good idea. if you look at the assertion that president obama that makes sense are at up, that is the biggest fraud i ever seen in american politics. what are they waiving away as their $4 trillion number? they are waiving the president's budget. that budget was criticized by hardly a lackey of the republicans. there are $1 trillion in there because of the peace dividend. frankly when i looked at...
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romney will give his speech this morning. this is the virginia military institute in lexington, virginia. you are looking at the hall of valor. now romney is set to give his foreign policy speech at of the debate on foreign policy october 26 in florida. we will have live coverage of that. in that interim, we will have the vice presidential debate this week in kentucky on thursday. the next presidential debate is a town hall style format tuesday next week. we're waiting for the start of mitt romney and his foreign policy address. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the 14th superintendent. >> members of the corps of cadets, staff, guests, ladies and gentlemen, good morning. the institute takes great pride in hosting leaders of national importance and listening to messages important to the commonwealth and our nation. foreign policy is very relevant to our cadets. many of them in this audience will student -- wil
romney will give his speech this morning. this is the virginia military institute in lexington, virginia. you are looking at the hall of valor. now romney is set to give his foreign policy speech at of the debate on foreign policy october 26 in florida. we will have live coverage of that. in that interim, we will have the vice presidential debate this week in kentucky on thursday. the next presidential debate is a town hall style format tuesday next week. we're waiting for the start of mitt...
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romney's father. as john mccain did, as president clinton did, i do not think that is in any way out of bounds. that is what the american people would rightly expect, that when we are going to be having a huge debate about how we reform our tax code and how we pay for the government that we need, i think people want to know that everybody has been playing by the same rules, including people who are seeking the highest office in the land. this is not an entitlement, it is a privilege, and we have to put ourselves in front of the people to make our case. >> you should not be suggesting -- maybe you should send a message to the top super packs. -- youhat's the issue, because said a whole bunch of other stuff that was legitimate. i do not think the governor is responsible for the death of a woman that was portrayed in that ad. keep in mind, this is an ad that i did not approve, i did not produce, and as far as i can tell, has barely run. i think it ran once. in contrast, you have governor romney creating
romney's father. as john mccain did, as president clinton did, i do not think that is in any way out of bounds. that is what the american people would rightly expect, that when we are going to be having a huge debate about how we reform our tax code and how we pay for the government that we need, i think people want to know that everybody has been playing by the same rules, including people who are seeking the highest office in the land. this is not an entitlement, it is a privilege, and we...
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called ", the real romney." he has for years into this reporting of the profile of this presidential contender. i guess the big question about mitt romney, what is it about him that animates or informs his desire for public office? host: that is a great -- caller: that is a great question -- guest: that is a great question. his father ran for president and tried to run -- drop out in the first primary where he had problems. mitt romney is trying to succeed where his father failed, but also because he shares some of those same ambitions. he does have a calling for public service. he has been thinking about this from a very early age. as a teenager, he was following his father around when his father was running for governor. there is an anecdote that we describe in the book where it is past midnight and he is this group -- he is advising whahis father what to do with legislators. that has been with him for a long time. with the core conviction that he has a lot of answers. one thing he says every day on the campai
called ", the real romney." he has for years into this reporting of the profile of this presidential contender. i guess the big question about mitt romney, what is it about him that animates or informs his desire for public office? host: that is a great -- caller: that is a great question -- guest: that is a great question. his father ran for president and tried to run -- drop out in the first primary where he had problems. mitt romney is trying to succeed where his father failed, but...
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they called this ban, mitt romney. -- they called this man, mitt romney. look at what he has done in business. for me, i think it is a good thing that we have a leader that knows how to create jobs. [cheers] his success in business is the american dream. it is the american success story. it is the thing we want to see happen to our own children. he took small businesses and prove them. 80% success rate. that is astounding. i am proud to stand next to a man -- i am proud to stand with a man who knows that if you have a small business, you did build that. [cheers] that is what drives our economy. that is what gives us prosperity. we should be proud of that. that is who we are. when we see people work hard, take risks, achieved success, we take pride in that. we do not resent that. it's as if the president is speaking to people like they are stuck in their current station in life. we believe in prosperity and upward mobility. those are the things we want to see. take a look at the record which is a contrast between the record mitt romney as the governor of ma
they called this ban, mitt romney. -- they called this man, mitt romney. look at what he has done in business. for me, i think it is a good thing that we have a leader that knows how to create jobs. [cheers] his success in business is the american dream. it is the american success story. it is the thing we want to see happen to our own children. he took small businesses and prove them. 80% success rate. that is astounding. i am proud to stand next to a man -- i am proud to stand with a man who...
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mitt romney is geared up. scott of clear politics has a story this morning about he went to visit the former romney office in new hampshire, which is a swing-ish state in the "top 10" or 12, and the romney office from new hampshire is closed with a for lease sign, while the obama one has a couple of offices. they have done events in 10 counties. so they have had the luxury of building the organization and working their muscle, where as romney has had to hopscotch from state to state and now has to go back and building organizations in key states. host: that for lease sign would provide an interesting photographic image. this is our first piece of video. this is a story you tell in the book. this is from the myrtle beach debate when governor romney was questioned about his tax returns. >> i looked at what has been done in campaigns in the past with senator mccain, president george w bush or whatever. they have tended to release tax records in april or tax season. the law requires us to release all of our assets
mitt romney is geared up. scott of clear politics has a story this morning about he went to visit the former romney office in new hampshire, which is a swing-ish state in the "top 10" or 12, and the romney office from new hampshire is closed with a for lease sign, while the obama one has a couple of offices. they have done events in 10 counties. so they have had the luxury of building the organization and working their muscle, where as romney has had to hopscotch from state to state...
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mitt romney and i have a five. plan for a strong for middle- -- have a vive point plan for a stronger middle-class come up for more jobs, for higher take-home pay, for more economic growth, prosperity and opportunity. virginia, of all people who ought to understand this, it is right here in virginia. this is coal country. we have a lot of energy in this country. let's use that energy. coal, gas, oil, all the above. there are some me people who are in between jobs. there are so many people who have lost jobs. they need skills, they need to have a good education system so they can get back on their feet. that is incredibly important. we also have to remember that in america, with most of the world's population in other countries, we need to grow more things and make more things and sell them overseas. we have to have good trade so that people treat us fairly. we wish we had partners in the senate, but we do not. what we have been working on is this. we have got to stop spending money we just do not have. we've got to
mitt romney and i have a five. plan for a strong for middle- -- have a vive point plan for a stronger middle-class come up for more jobs, for higher take-home pay, for more economic growth, prosperity and opportunity. virginia, of all people who ought to understand this, it is right here in virginia. this is coal country. we have a lot of energy in this country. let's use that energy. coal, gas, oil, all the above. there are some me people who are in between jobs. there are so many people who...
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, and it is mitt romney. [applause] all across america people want to know if they can get their kids in college, can they pay their of insurance, is my family going to be ok. the main way that we will answer the question is whether they have a job. it has been a real treat to get to know mitt romney. we traveled together on various trips when i was governor. i got to know him behind the scenes, so to speak. he is a great man of character and integrity. he loves his family. you watch him and ann romney and it is obvious they loved each other and they have been married 40 years or more. he is a great dad. he is a great grandpa. he has an incredibly loving relationship with his grandchildren. it is great to see the strength of the character of his family. i will not just introduced the next president of the united states, but i will introduce within the group of people that helped keep him grounded, that shaped his values, and you will see not just him, but the next great first lady, ann romney. i would like to
, and it is mitt romney. [applause] all across america people want to know if they can get their kids in college, can they pay their of insurance, is my family going to be ok. the main way that we will answer the question is whether they have a job. it has been a real treat to get to know mitt romney. we traveled together on various trips when i was governor. i got to know him behind the scenes, so to speak. he is a great man of character and integrity. he loves his family. you watch him and...